In one landmark speech to the 1980 Labour general conference, Dom Mintoff strongly hinted at abortion as a right on which “only women know what’s best for them”. James Debono and Maya Dimitrijevic explore the ramifications of that first debate on abortion
The appearance of Joseph Muscat in court at the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry has further convinced me of the large inequalities that exist in our country. The powerful help each other out and are treated in a privileged way vis-à-vis the ordinary citizen. Alas, in this specific instance, Muscat was even allowed to dictate the way proceedings were to be held in court.
The first sign of arrogance at the hearing, as reported in the papers, came from Muscat’s lawyer, Paul Lia. According to the reports, Muscat’s legal counsel asked what criteria were used to allow people into the courtroom. Since when have lawyers started acting as doormen at the law courts? He was immediately informed that the procedure was the usual one, on a first-come first- served basis.